Somerset and Essex are at the head of the chasing pack in Division One.
Somerset have offered England spinner Shoaib Bashir out on loan having secured their second win of the season in a memorable round of Championship action to keep the pressure on Surrey at the top of Division One.
England are ready to throw Jofra Archer back into international cricket and play his first game at home for four years as they step up preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup.